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M3MSAT, 41605

Orbit data source: Space-Track

M3MSAT, 41605 is a Canadian payload satellite in SSO that was launched on Wed, 22 Jun 2016 UTC via a PSLV-XL launch vehicle from the Sirharikota (SRI). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

41605, 2016-040G

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

Canadian Space Agency (CA)

Manufacturer

Honeywell/ComDev

Mission

Operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

MMMS, Unknown motor

Mass

85 kg wet, 85 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2016-06-22 (9 years ago)

Launch vehicle

PSLV-XL

Launch site

Sirharikota (SRI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

0.800 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 M3MSAT
1 41605U 16040G   25129.48572532  .00040074  00000-0  48243-3 0  9991
2 41605  97.0835 155.3983 0002926 317.1232  42.9797 15.60716958494465

Epoch: 2025-05-09T11:39Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T11:39:26.667Z)

Latitude

-0.00009°

Longitude

112.99601°

Altitude

387.291 km

Speed

7.678 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 21m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-81.17545°

Longitude

-119.38371°

Altitude

412.504 km

Speed

7.663 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 02m 34s

Apparent Declination

-61° 39' 37"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:40:03

Azimuth

187.135° SSW

Elevation

-67.986°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

384.461 km

Perigee altitude

380.505 km

Semi-major axis

6,760.62 km

Eccentricity

0.0002926

Inclination

97.0835°

RAAN

155.3983°

Arg. of periapsis

317.1232°

True anomaly

43.00256°

Mean anomaly

42.9797°

Eccentric anomaly

42.99113°

Mean motion

3.90448 °/min

BSTAR

0.00048243

Orbital period

92.2 mins

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Other satellites on launch #40 in the year 2016 (2016-06-22 UTC)

CARTOSAT 2C, 41599

SATHYABAMASAT, 41600 (Decayed)

SKYSAT C1, 41601

GHGSAT-D, 41602 (Decayed)

LAPAN A3, 41603

BIROS, 41604

FLOCK 2P 6, 41606 (Decayed)

SWAYAM, 41607 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 11, 41608 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 2, 41609 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 9, 41610 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 4, 41611 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 10, 41612 (Decayed)

FLOCK 2P 8, 41613 (Decayed)

M3MSAT Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
5 mins	2025-05-10 01:37:55.253Z	159.361° S	2025-05-10 01:40:55.253Z	50.992° ENE	42.077°	2025-05-10 01:42:55.253Z	356.383° N
4 mins	2025-05-10 14:22:55.253Z	25.041° NE	2025-05-10 14:24:55.253Z	106.288° ESE	40.102°	2025-05-10 14:26:55.253Z	176.296° S

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